Municipal data and statistics — Orsa

In-depth municipal statistics for Orsa: economy and housing, society/culture/environment, adult education (Komvux, SFI) and comparison with the SCB municipality group. For school-specific statistics, see the municipality overview. Sources: Kolada, SCB. Updated 2024/25.

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Economy and housing

Municipal finances, housing and infrastructure in Orsa.

Municipal finances

Municipal tax rate
22.3 %
Total tax rate (municipal + regional)
34.3 %
Tax base
233,058 SEK/inh.
Net result
3,004 SEK/inh.
Result, share of tax + grants
3.8 %
Solvency
51.3 %

Social assistance

Households receiving assistance
3 per 1,000 inh.
Young adults 18–24 on assistance
7 %
Months of assistance (avg)
35.1
Net cost of social assistance
2,030 SEK/inh.

Digitalisation and learning tools

Includes textbooks, computers, software, internet connectivity and other teaching equipment.

Learning tools, compulsory school
6,111 SEK/student

Housing and infrastructure

Overcrowded households (Kolada)
16.3 %
New housing completions
0.4 per 1,000 inh.
Good public transport access
99 %
Broadband ≥100 Mbit/s
91 %
Rental housing
44 %
Tenant-owned housing
8 %
Owner-occupied housing
46.6 %
Other housing
1.4 %
Cars in use
4,247

Society, culture and environment

Safety, culture and sustainability in Orsa.

Crime and safety

Reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants (2025).

Reported crimes, total
9,496 per 100,000 inh.
Violent crimes
1,309 per 100,000 inh.
Residential burglaries
320 per 100,000 inh.
Drug crimes
974 per 100,000 inh.

Source: Kolada (data from BRÅ).

Disability support (LSS)

LSS cost per inh. 0–64
4,749 SEK/year
LSS decisions per 1,000 inh. 0–64
1

Work environment and sick leave

Sick leave among municipal employees. Relevant for understanding staffing capacity and teacher recruitment.

Sick leave, total
9.1 %
Long-term sick leave (>59 days)
46.3 % of total
Sick leave <30 years
9.1 %
Sick leave 30–49 years
9.3 %
Sick leave >49 years
8.9 %
Stress-related cases
0.8 % of population

Culture school

Share of students 6–19 years
20.8 %
Number of students
195
Average student fee
5 SEK/student
Cost per inhabitant
764 SEK/inh.
Net cost per inhabitant
722 SEK/inh.
Share of girls
53.8 %

Public libraries

Loans per inhabitant
4.7 per inh.
Children's book loans (0–17 years)
5.1 per inh.
Active borrowers
23.7 %
Media budget
905 SEK/inh.

Environment and sustainability

CO₂ emissions per inhabitant
3.1 tonnes
Organic food (municipal kitchens)
21.8 %

Adult education

Komvux (municipal adult education) and SFI (Swedish for immigrants) in Orsa.

Komvux

Cost per full-time student
102,029 SEK/year
Net cost, foundation level adult ed.
200 SEK/inh./year
Net cost, upper-secondary adult ed.
346 SEK/inh./year

SFI (Swedish for immigrants)

Cost per full-time student
334 SEK/year

Benchmark vs SCB group C9

Orsa belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. Shown here is how Orsa compares to the 15 municipalities in the group.

Orsa vs SCB group C9 — percentile position Merit valueQualified teachersStudents/teacherCost/pupilGraduating 3 yrsAll subjects passed
Orsa Group median
Merit value 199.5 (median: 219.8)
3th
Qualified teachers 75.6 (median: 67.7)
77th
Students/teacher 10.4 (median: 10.4)
53th
Cost/pupil 159369 (median: 164250)
63th
Graduating 3 yrs 65.8 (median: 69)
43th
All subjects passed 53.3 (median: 71.4)
3th
Lowest in group for merit value
Lowest in group for all subjects passed
Above group median for qualified teachers
Above group median for cost/pupil

Municipalities in the same SCB group

Orsa belongs to SCB municipality group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry: rural municipality meeting at least two of: hotel/restaurant turnover, number of holiday homes, retail turnover. 15 municipalities in total. Showing 8 below.

Municipalities in SCB group C9 — Rural municipality with a visitor industry
Municipality Merit score Certified teachers Cost/student Graduation 3 yr
Orsa 199.5 75.6 % 159,369 SEK 65.8 %
Arjeplog 203.1 54.4 % 184,502 SEK 81.8 %
Borgholm 219.8 75.7 % 180,001 SEK 62.6 %
Båstad 224.6 80.3 % 157,510 SEK 73.1 %
Eda 199.8 66 % 162,162 SEK 62 %
Härjedalen 228.4 63.4 % 173,212 SEK 69 %
Leksand 229.3 73.9 % 137,497 SEK 74.2 %
Malung – Sälen 222.7 51.5 % 155,351 SEK 62.3 %
Rättvik 208.9 76.1 % 172,996 SEK 71.7 %

Source: SCB municipality classification (2017) and Kolada.

Data sources

Trend sparklines for economy, society and adult education are currently shown on the Orsa overview and move here in an upcoming PR.

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Source: Kolada, SCB, BRÅ. Updated 2024/25.

Data from Source: Kolada + SCB